Ever feel in politics, religion, education, pop culture and in life in general, there’s a person or group that is constantly trying to bamboozle, deceive or con you into accepting wrong. Through sneak attacks sometimes masked as “good intentions”, some are trying to make stupid make sense, make wrong into right; and pushing agendas that don’t go with who you are.
The UsneakydevilU blog attempts to point out these sneak attacks by sometimes featuring Mr. Beelzebub in photos dealing with political events, pop-culture, religion, everyday news and more. Yes, Mr. Beelzebub is the Evil One himself, his appearance hints that there has been some shenanigans going on. Mr. Beelzebub is an extraordinary figure, able to infiltrate and corrupt Mrs. Jones on Maple Street and the politicians on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, so he will be everywhere.
All post are written by me, Mike Johnson; a once liberal, now “conservative”, a Christian, a Texan, a husband, and a father. Understanding. Reasonable. Analytical. Been there, done that. I hate the label conservative because today, you are stereotyped as a horrible person. My logic comes from a God first thinking.
I was born property of the State of Texas, went from hospital straight to foster care. Went from hospital to a Texas ghetto, watching crack and criminals control the community. I saw churches on almost every other corner but God was becoming more missing in the actions of me and my neighbors. I saw politics that gave the illusion that it cared.
Adopted and raised by a young woman who married a man in order to adopt me. Long story-short, while in foster care, young woman visits her girlfriend(my foster sister), falls in love with cute me, and turns out I was the baby she had given up. I went to church as a kid but as a teen/young adult I slipped away from God. Surviving many trials and tribulations I had to realize that through Gods mercy was the only reason I had made it through my own harm to myself. If it were left up to me, I would have been gone long ago.
I believed like most Blacks that Democrats best served Blacks interest; politically, socially and spiritually but I grew to notice that the ghetto I was born into was decades later still the ghetto. This after decades of constant Democrat control of policy. I also starting learning the history of the US political parties and found that Democrats had historically been Blacks nemesis not Republicans as I had been told by other Blacks. This lead me rethink and question the attachment to the Democrat Party.
This is one cool blog site! Gotta add to my blog roll!
Thank you Steve for pointing me to this blog.
Hi Steve, D,
Just gave a plug at my site and also on my facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002597305292&sk=wall
Bob A.
Thanks brother at arms. Working on new pics for today.
Looking forward to your posts.
bydesign001, thanks for sharing UsneakydevilU on your blog.
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My good friend Steve recommended you. Once lib and now con? I’d love to hear your story some day!
Looking forward to your posts.
I have some explaining to do, right? I’ll post soon, how the transformation happened, but I think I was always conservative, just took a bit to recognize.
Thanks for viewing and I hope you stay a while. Your blog is fun! I like the graphics page. Too bad about the birds.
Like to suggest a post from July that I wrote:
http://calvaryopenbible.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/religion-and-politics/
Hey thanks for spotting out my mistake. I’ve re-edited it. Hope the message is clear now.
Mike, what factors led you to to abandon liberalism for conservatism?
Richard, I’ll post something soon on what made me change, but I must say, I had conservative values all along but like so many blacks, I had been conditioned to be Democrat which today means you merge into the liberal ideology.
Another wackjob Conservative anti-gay, anti-poor, anti-everything-except-myself website? Great! Boy, this country has gotten to be a joke. What exactly gives a bunch of old, well-off pro-capitalist men to judge the world? it seems that all you’re doing is pouring in seething hate and submitting to hypocrisy. Whether you like it or not, liberal and conservative are mere lies and two sides of the same coin. They both serve the same system, the same interests and neither can bring results or change. Anyway, the sooner I can get out of this hatezone the better. I just felt like I had to give my two cents.
Sounds like you are a very angry person. I don’t hate gay people, I hate the wrong within the act just as you hate my conservative beliefs. And you are so right, this country has gotten to be a joke, ever since we started allowing all of this ultra liberal, bad behavior to go unjudged. Give your two cents, it’s a free country! And that’s why I can have my beliefs and you yours.
I’m thankful for a Constitution that gives all of our citizens the right to express their tolerant, loving, accepting points of view.
Mike, I’m proud to be called a wackjob [sic] Conservative with you by the finger-pointing name-calling crowd.
Wow Richard, this person calls me out for being judgemental but he/she judges me, go figure! I guess we are “wackjobs” Richard, if I’m a “wackjob”, then I will serve God well and be a super “wackjob” for him.
Mike, you do such a wonderful job here. Your posts are well thought, well reasoned, well written, and well argued. I appreciate a man who is willing to take a stand, even when unpopular, for what is right. You are in my prayers and I will continue to read and enjoy your insights. Thank you for sharing yourself with the world.
Thanks Richard, we are our brothers keeper! What little good I can do for God, my friends and my enemies, I owe that.
Your “change” comes across as being angry at your upbringing. To lump all Democrats and Republicans in your ideology of what “each one is” represents a twisted logic and need to blame someone or something for your own personal shortcomings and misunderstandings while growing up. I will give you credit for admitting that you “grew” or had a life-altering experience that made you “change your mind & liberal ways”. Whatever that it, you’re still limited only to your personal experiences. However, thinking that the President of the United States deals with the same problems of a graphic artist that lives in Texas with no ties to a public office or anything as remotely influential as a blog represents a narcissism and small-mindedness that deserves applause for its righteous opinion.
Nope Bob, not angry, just don’t like me, my family, my community, nor other Americans being told it’s raining when it’s politicians tinkling on our heads. Bob you must read my New York Times bestselling book titled “The Life and Story of a Ghetto Graphic Designer”, you knew I was born the property of the State of Texas, lived in crack infested, gan-banging, welfare and crime riddled ghetto. Yeah, I misunderstood my upringing! Yes Bob, when city councilman, mayors, state representatives, Governers, Congressman, Senators and Presidents of the U.S. say they got your community’s back but you notice your ghetto of 1967 is practically the same ghetto in 2012, I take issue with that, any logical thinking, caring person would. And that’s not just my own personal experiences, Sociologist around the country make these same assesments. And Bob, If you read me, you would know I blame myself, my community and my race for being bamboozled, way more than I do the politicians.
Bob, don’t know what you mean with the POTUS comment, at this point I think you are babbling, just trying to say something whitty. And a narcissist would have responded to you hours ago. And don’t talk down graphic designers we created the “O” in Obama’s campaign logo and we put together the attack ads for that historic Senate race in your state. And Bob, thanks for reading my stupid blog, your righteous opinion is always welcome.
Like your site Michael!
Thanks for stopping by.
Good day Mike,
Of course I am an African-American sista, and I follow you and support you in any way necessary. I also support any course of action against this broken system that we call the American justice sytstem. However, I want to just ask you (if you so desire), to do whatever you need to do to regulate your blog regarding language discrimination because it seems as though those ignorant, low-life excuse for human-beings, in which we call racists, have invaded your blog, in an attempt to do what they’re good for doing…Hating and expressing their fear and envy of the African-American race. Therefore, at this present time, it is difficult to converse and relate to any decent, intellectual on your blog, due to their ignorant invasion, and I have no need or desire to view, nor respond to them because they are totally irrelevant. So just wanted to give you the heads up that if it is possible, it would be rewarding for you to regulate your blog. Peace
droper67, thanks for the support, I appreciate what you bring to the debate. And I do understand your concern, I sometimes feel the same but then I have to think about the other readers who are learning what we already know about racism toward Blacks from other racial groups such as Latinos. Try not to see it as an invasion, see it as a pouring out of many Latinos true motives, values and beliefs about Blacks. Let them say what they say; it only proves to other readers who are not responding that Latinos are racist toward Blacks. It proves that this speaking Spanish issue goes far deeper than many had believed. This debate also broadcast to the world that many other racial groups have a deep disdain for Black Americans. Don’t let them steal your joy; we just have to figure out ways to communicate their hate to the masses. All we want is fairness, illegal immigration should not determine hiring practices in America. Let’s use their hate speech to our advantage. Good to have a smart, like-minded sista in the debate.
Mike, just checking in on you. It’s been a while since you’ve posted anything and wondering if all is well. I’m praying for you brother.
All is well bro’. Thanks for asking. I want to write more on blog but my brain has been weighed down with a lot of readings, research and other course work for this Criminal Justice degree. Last semester, will be back blogging soon, I promise. God bless you.
Mike,i just discovered your website.My first impression is that its well written,has well informed and well spoken
individuals that post to your blog.Thanks you for giving me a good platform to add my 2 cents worth.
The easiest ways to start going in the right direction,believe in a good cause,get the real facts not the ones supplied
by the media,read read, and reread intellectual literature,and TURN OFF THE TV….thanks
Thanks for stopping bye, I have sadly been out of commission for a bit, working on finishing grad school. But I always keep up with what’s being said regarding my post. I hope to get back to tapping on my keyboard and saying a lil’ something.